feint
Cross references: 1. trick 1. feint \'fa-nt\ n [F feinte, fr. OF, fr. feint, pp. of feindre] : something feigned; specif : a mock blow or attack on or toward o ne part in order to distract attention from the point one really intends to attack 2. feint vi : to make a feint 1: to lure or deceive with a feint 2: to make a pretense of